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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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Cultural anthropology
Alienation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The fragmentation of individuals' relations to their work, the things they produce, and the resources with which they produce them.
Peer-polity interaction
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The full range of exchanges taking place -- including imitation, emulation, competition, warfare, and the exchange of material goods and information -- between autonomous (self-governing) ...
Genetic determinism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The idea that all behavior, including very specific behavior, is biologically based, in contrast to cultural determinism.
Phyletic gradualism model
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The idea that evolution is a slow process with gradual transformation of one population into another.
Cultural determinism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The idea that except for reflexes all behaviour is the result of learning.
Creation-science
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The idea that scientific evidence can be and has been gathered for creation as depicted in the bible. Mainstream scientists and the supreme court discount any scientific value of creation-science ...
